#8236A5#8236A5

#8236A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.178 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236A5
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 165)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 50.58, -45.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 68.34, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.1217 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.178 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3154, 10.1013, 36.6276)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236A5 #59A536

analogous

#4A36A5 #8236A5 #A53690

triadic

#8236A5 #A58236 #36A582

tetradic

#8236A5 #A54A36 #59A536 #3690A5

square

#8236A5 #A54A36 #59A536 #3690A5

split-complementary

#8236A5 #90A536 #36A54A

monochromatic

#391849 #5E2777 #8236A5 #A252C6 #BA80D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8236A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8236A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236A5

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236A5	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.178 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73c0',
    500: '#8236a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236a5;
$custom-light: #aa73c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.081,
    "s": 50.685,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48779,
    "c": 0.17764,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236A5

secondary

#8EBF78

accent

#DA4E7A

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236A5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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